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New England Movement Arts Presents: The Nutcracker 2013

On behalf of the International Ballet Academy of Norwell d.b.a New England Movement Arts (NEMA), it is our pleasure to introduce you to our 2013 Nutcracker performance. This adaptation of a classic, timeless tale will take place at our New England Movement Arts studio, located at 123 Muller Road in Burlington, on Friday, Dec. 20th at 6pm; Saturday, Dec. 21st at 6pm; and Sunday, Dec. 22nd at 2pm. 

The Nutcracker is the first major performance hosted by New England Movement Arts, a rapidly growing, multi-activity facility located in the heart of the Burlington community. New England Movement Arts is a 501-©(3) non-profit organization dedicated to increasing awareness and appreciation for dance, in particular ballet, and other forms of human kinetic movement and artistic expression in our community. This community begins at home in Middlesex County and branches out through circles of association and collaboration to include people of all ages and from across both the United States and countries around the world.

The NEMA facility is housed in an 18,000 square foot warehouse adjacent to the Burlington Middlesex Commons and is within easy travel distance of Arlington, Bedford, Billerica, Burlington, Lexington, Winchester, and Woburn. The facility includes a martial arts dojo; two large dance studios, which also serve as a black box theater; and a gymnastics/fitness studio.

NEMA was founded in early 2013 by Cosmin Marculetiu, a retired, professional Romanian dancer turned master teacher; Nathan Porter, a national Karate champion; and Michael Chang, a black belt martial artist. NEMA offers children, youth, and adult classes that cater to all experience levels and to both recreational, pre-professional, and professional students. With each class, NEMA strives to foster a greater understanding and appreciation for the movement arts. Classes are taught by seasoned professionals who are skilled, energetic, welcoming, and enthusiastic. In addition, NEMA often invites world-class guest instructors who lead seminars and workshops.

This year's Nutcracker will take place in a newly built black box performance stage with seating capacity of over 100. The viewing intimacy within the black box theater is unlike any other; every seat is a front row seat, and each leap, turn, and pirouette can be easily enjoyed right in front of each viewers' eyes. The performance will feature both professional dancers and students from New England Movement Arts; these students come from towns across Middlesex County, including Burlington, Lexington, Winchester, Arlington, and Woburn, and even from towns within the South Shore of Massachusetts and from New Hampshire. 

We are proud to be able to teach and foster the growth of our dancers and wish our students luck as they perform in New England Movement Arts's first major performance, The Nutcracker. Tickets are just $25 and are on sale through our websites, nemovementarts.com and ibanorwell.org!

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